Roberto Roldan
Roberto Roldan is a senior at the University of South Florida pursuing a degree in mass communications and a minor in international studies.
He has previously worked with the Tampa Bay Times, WMNF and The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal, where he covered the wedding ceremonies in Kentucky of plaintiffs in the historic same-sex marriage case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In Tampa, he's covered everything from violent crime in Tampa’s university neighborhoods to the local music scene.
When he's not out reporting, Roldan enjoys seeing local bands and spending time in the outdoors.
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Confederate flags and memorials have become a point of political controversy in Tampa Bay and beyond.In the political debate about public displays of… -
The campaign to rally local support for an Ybor City baseball stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays is gearing up.Chuck Sykes of Sykes Enterprises and lawyer Ron… -
Employees of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa took to the streets Tuesday to protest the large number of job vacancies in the VA system.At… -
Madison Vogel had never organized a protest before.But following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, the Osceola High School… -
A Tampa firefighter who recently won a federal lawsuit against the city is speaking out about workplace harassment.Tanja Vidovic was awarded $245,000 in… -
Civil rights groups are renewing a call to equip St. Petersburg police officers with body cameras.The push comes after a bystander video showed officers… -
Public transportation has always been an issue in Wimauma, a spread-out, traditionally agricultural community in south Hillsborough County. The area has… -
After more than a year of waiting, Fabiana Dragonetti finally became a U.S. Citizen on Friday.Dragonetti, who immigrated from Brazil, took her Oath of… -
Tampa Electric is planning to build a $75 million solar farm in East Pasco County.The solar plant, which will add around 50 megawatts to the power grid,… -
A former Tampa Bay Rays physician will not face criminal charges after being fired when a woman accused him of sexual abuse in January.The St. Petersburg…
